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Active
2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1225138498 MD
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Surgery Physician in Montebello, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,199 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
130
Medicare Part D claims · 64 beneficiaries · Surgery Physician avg: 169
Generic prescribing
83%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
5.9/100
▼ 77 pts below national avg 83.1 · Penalty band
Industry payments
$312.48
9 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 5.9/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 130 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 5.9/100
- MIPS score · -77 vs avg
- 130
- Part D claims, 2023
- 83%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
6 2nd percentile higher than 2% of 477,587 scored providers
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD sits
This provider among surgery physician peers
Across the 7,525 surgery physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD writes more Part D claims than 62% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 1% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one surgery physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Surgery Physician
Medicare Part D claims
130 23% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
5.9/100 77.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 5.9/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Surgery Physician) - 5.9/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Surgery Physician provider holding MD credentials at 620 W BEVERLY BLVD, Montebello, CA, 90640, with a listed phone of (323) 869-0871. NPI 1225138498 was issued on 09/25/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 130 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 64 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $12K in drug spend, split 17% brand-name and 83% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 21.5%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 5.9/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 0, Cost 19.6), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Surgery Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 36,199 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 169 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1225138498 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 09/25/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
5.8728
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
0
Quality
19.576
Cost
Reporting: Individual
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$312
Largest payer
Koya Medical, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD. To verify Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD - brand share 17.0%
Surgery Physician average
17% brand-name claims vs 83% generic, on 130 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
130
Total Claims
$12K
Total Drug Cost
64
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 137
- Total Day Supply
- 2,703
- Brand vs Generic
- 17% brand / 83% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $9K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $3K
- Opioid Claims
- 28 (21.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 23
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 4.73
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 41% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Fluocinonide
Fluocinonide
39 claims
- Acetaminophen-Code…
Acetaminophen-Codeine
28 claims
- Levofloxacin 15
Levofloxacin
15 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Fluocinonide | 39 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine Acetaminophen With Codeine | 28 |
| Levofloxacin | 15 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgery Physician Overview
How Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
36,199
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
169
Avg Claims per Provider
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's 130 claims are below the specialty average of 169.
Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Torres-Cifuentes.
Dr. Oliver Aalami
M.D.
Stanford, CA
Dr. Shahram Aarabi
MD
Oakland, CA
Dr. Miriam Abaunza
M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Benjamin Abbadessa
M.D.
San Diego, CA
Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Reheem
Los Angeles, CA
Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's specialty? ▼
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in Montebello, California. Credentials: MD.
How much does Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD wrote 130 Medicare Part D claims totaling $12K in drug costs for 64 beneficiaries.
What is Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 5.9/100 (Quality: 0, Cost: 19.6). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD located? ▼
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD is located at 620 W BEVERLY BLVD, Montebello, CA, 90640. Phone: (323) 869-0871.
What is Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's NPI number? ▼
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225138498, issued on 09/25/2006.
Does Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's prescribing is 17% brand-name and 83% generic drugs by claim count, with $9K in brand drug costs.
Does Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD had 28 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 21.5%.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 36,199 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 169 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Fluocinonide, Acetaminophen-Codeine, Levofloxacin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 130 Part D claims and 64 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's credentials? ▼
Gustavo Torres-Cifuentes, MD's NPI is 1225138498 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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